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Latest Photos
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Jumbo Captain photographing me, Manchester Airport
Sun 11 May
China Airlines Cargo - First Officer taking photo of me?
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Inexpensive but definitly no nasty, Seighford
Fri 9 May
Powered Hang Glider
Glider Aeros Target
Power Unit Doodlebug Mk 2
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Sackville Farm seen from 2,500 ft.
Fri 9 May
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Piper at Fowlmere, 06 May '08, Fowlmere (EGMA)
Fri 9 May
Lovely airplane!
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Duxford from overhead Fowlmere, Fowlmere (EGMA)
Fri 9 May
The two airfields are quite close to each other - better contact Duxford first!
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Pipers at Fowlmere (EGMA), 06 May '08
Fri 9 May
a new Archer III and a beautifully-maintained old-timer!
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Final for runway 07 at Fowlmere, Fowlmere (EGMA)
Fri 9 May
Turning final for runway 07 at Fowlmere, 06 May '08
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Fri 9 May
Flew into Fowlmere (EGMA) on 06 May '08. The aifield is quite easy to find, with the beautifully-kept grass runway 07/25 standing out well against the countryside, as do the large hangar and the aircraft parked outside. The frequency is 135.7, but was not manned, so blind calls it was! The wind (North-Easterly) favoured runway 07 - quite wide so appears bigger than its 700m or so in length, but that's plenty for most light aircraft. It was of course no problem for the Archer - stopped right after the intersection! Excellent surface. It proved no problem either for the Beech Bonanza that landed next. Noise abatement is just common sense - don't overfly the nearby villages.
A honesty box in the "C" house/portacabin allows to pay the landing fee (10 pounds for an SEP - a bit on the steep side for an unlicensed airfield). However, try as I might, I couldn't find a log, so I guess my landing fee is the only evidence I was ever there!
I would recommend to keep a fairly tight circuit - Duxford is litterally next door (see picture), and while there isn't always a great deal of airborne activity there, the long tarmac runway might suggest otherwise. Better not bust through their ATZ!
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G-TALE at Nuthampstead, 06 May '08
Fri 9 May
The newly-resprayed Archer on the ground at Nuthampstead on a warm spring day!
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Fri 9 May
Flew into Nuthampstead from Tatenhill this week. The airfield is easy to find, just 5nm due South of Fowlmere. Plus of course, BKY VOR is located right on the airfield, past the departure end of runway 23 - so if the prevailing wind favours 05, you overfly it on short finals! There is a hangar at the far end of runway 05 - that's where to find the log. No landing fee. A Union flag, and several Stars and Stripes, supplement the windsock located at the (closed) cross-runway. Runway surface (grass) is good enough, but if using 05, make sure you use all available grass landing distance; shortly before the hangar, the remnants of the cross-runway (or taxiway?) are made of tarmac! I used 123.05 as mentioned in frequency guides, but had been advised on PPR that the field is usually unmanned. Also, it was mentioned that people sometimes cross the field regardless of traffic, so a "clearing" low pass is recommended. Nice enough place with the yellow fields around.
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